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Chasing Gold, Geysers and Geothermal Power With Carolina Muñoz-Saez
The postdoctoral researcher studies hydrothermal systems and will soon go to the Chilean Andes to explore how geyser activity there may be related to glacier growth and retreat over thousands of years.
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A Climate Scientist Rides the (Rossby) Wave of Discovery
Mingfang Ting studies the connection between planetary waves in the atmosphere and climate anomalies, such as droughts and extreme heat.
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No Longer Just ‘Girl Talk’
Fifth graders commemorate pioneering mapmaker Marie Tharp using comics, pictures, and poems.
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Yes, These Flesh-Eating Algae Are Real. And They Like Their Prey Alive.
New research suggests that photosynthetic green algae also eat bacteria on a previously unsuspected scale.
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Jacqueline Austermann: Exploring the Deep Earth, Modeling Future Sea Level
She studies Earth’s past warm periods to try to understand the future, and was just named a 2021 Sloan Research Fellow.
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CO2 Dip May Have Helped Dinosaurs Walk From South America to Greenland
A new study identifies a climate phenomenon that may have helped sauropodomorphs spread northward across the Pangea supercontinent.
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Video: Meet Some of The Incredible Women Scientists of Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
These women are helping to unravel the mysteries and mechanics of Earth.
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Celebrating the 2021 International Day of Women and Girls in Science
In honor of the day, we’re highlighting a few women who play an essential role in the Earth Institute’s work to understand how the planet works, how humans are changing it, and how to build a sustainable future.
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You Asked: Why Is it So Hard to Predict Volcanic Eruptions?
Volcanologist Einat Lev tackles reader questions and explains how more monitoring of volcanoes could save lives.
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